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---Pokémon Square---
"Wow!" The Absol exclaimed as he stared at the busy Square. "It's like a marketplace 'cept less crowded!"
"Yup!" Atsuko chirped before somehow grabbing Shun. "Come on! I'll give you a tour around here!"
The Torchic dragged the male towards a shop with two Chameleon Pokémon heading it.
"Atsuko, my friend! Welcome!" The green one greeted as he waved to her. "What brings you here today? More browsing? Or maybe you have something you want to sell?"
Atsuko laughed a bit before shaking her head. "Sorry Lil' Bro. Neither today. I'm showing Shun around!"
"Lil' Bro" began to sulk before the purple one blinked at the Absol. "So you're name's Shun, eh? New around here?"
Shun nodded smiling at them. "Yup. I'm Shun as you most likely already know. What are your names?"
"We're Kecleon as you can see. I'm Lil' Bro's older brother so call me Big Bro. Nice to meet you and welcome to the Kecleon Shop!" The purple Kecleon greeted as they shook hands.
Lil' Bro stopped sulking around long enough to nod at Shun before returning to sulk thus making everyone sweatdropped.
Big Bro gained an anime vein and started yelling at his younger brother before the two entered a verbal argument.
(Reminds me a bit of Dash and Kyuubi. . .) Shun thought to himself before he was dragged away by Atsuko.
"Sorry 'bout that, Shun." The Torchic apologized still sweatdropping. "Those two always argue when Lil' Bro starts sulking but besides that they sell the best items around!"
The Absol just grinned at Atsuko. "It's alright! They're really nice! By the way, what do they sell?"
"Hm. It really depends on who. Lil' Bro sells general things like Apples, Berries, and Gravelrocks." The Torchic said thinking.
"Gravelrocks?" Shun echoed confused as to why someone would buy rocks.
Atsuko nodded. "It may sound weird to buy rocks but Gravelrocks are used as weapons of sorts I suppose you can say. They hurt a lot too. . ."
Shun sweatdropped a bit and nodded. "So what about Big Bro? What does he sell?"
"Big Bro? Um. He sells rare things such as Orbs." Atsuko said as the two began walking again.
"Orbs?" Shun questioned stopping as question marks began to appear around him.
"Yeah." Atsuko said stopping at well. "Orbs are items that have specific abilities. For example, an Escape Orb allows you to teleport to a safe part of the dungeon, so to speak, if you're ambushed or surrounded. But you can also find these Orbs in the dungeons but it's rare to."
Shun nodded, understanding. "The Orbs are rather useful to have around, huh?"
Atsuko nodded and grinned before dragging Shun to a place with a cream-colored feline heading it and two steel Pokémon stationed to guard it.
"Hiya Mr. Persian!" Atsuko greeted making the feline look up from an abacus.
"Hm? Oh good afternoon, Miss Atsuko." Persian purred softly. "May I help you?"
The Torchic smiled at him again. "I'm showing Shun around so mind telling him the wonders of the Felicity Bank?"
"Of course." Persian purred once more. "The Felicity Bank is the top most-guarded bank around here. Any Poké you deposit here will never disappear as long as my guards are here."
"Oh! Hiya Lairon, Aggron!" Atsuko chirped happily as the steel Pokémon grinned at them and nodded as a greeting.
"Anything else that you would like me to do?" The feline asked as he seemed to leer at Shun for a moment.
"Hm. . ." Atsuko mumbled as she thought for a moment before she remembered. "Oh yeah!"
The Torchic opened the toolbox and rummaged around it before taking out 300 gold coins with a "P" on it and giving it to Persian. "Can you deposit this under Team Blackfire?"
"Very well. We'll guard it jealously." The feline purred as he took the gold and entered the white building behind the counter before returning out to them. "Anything else?"
"Nothing else. Thank you Mr. Persian! You too Lairon, Aggron!" Atsuko said shaking her head before dragging Shun off again.
"They're pretty cool." Shun said as Atsuko stopped dragging the disaster Pokémon. "Especially Lairon and Aggron but that Mr. Persian was a bit scary. . ."
The Torchic laughed a bit. "Don't worry! Mr. Persian just likes making himself seem intimidating so that nobody even thinks about robbing the place."
The two soon reached another building with the parent Pokémon, Kangaskhan, behind the counter.
Atsuko began dragging Shun towards the place before stopping abruptly making the dark Pokémon bump into her swirly eyed. "Auntie Kangaskhan! Baby Kanga!"
"Hm? Oh! Hello sweetie! How are you doing?" The mother greeted as the baby jumped out of her pouch to hug the Torchic.
"I'm doing just great, Auntie Kangaskhan!" Atsuko chirped before hugging the smaller one. "And hello to you too, Baby Kanga!"
"Suko!" The baby Pokémon said happily before blinking at the Absol. "Huh?"
Shun gave a nervous grin. "Um. Hi?"
Auntie Kangaskhan smiled at the nervous male. "Why hello there! You must be Shun, the new member of Rescue Team Blackfire, correct?"
Shun nodded before he was tackled by the baby Kangaskhan. "Shu-shu!"
The disaster Pokémon sweatdropped as Baby Kanga clinged onto him. "Huh? Shu-shu?"
Atsuko laughed a bit. "Don't worry about it, Shun. Baby Kanga loves giving nicknames besides he's only three years old, ya know?"
Shun let out a soft 'oh' before he fell onto the ground swirly eyed as the baby Pokémon sat on his back happily. "Shu-shu!"
Auntie Kangaskhan laughed a bit before picking up the baby and placing her into her pouch again. "Sorry about the little one here. She can be a bit of trouble but she means no harm."
Shun smiled at the two. "It's alright. She just caught me off guard that's all."
"Oh really?" Atsuko teased making Shun sulk before she laughed and turned to the mother. "By the way, can you please store some items for me, Auntie Kangaskhan?"
"Of course. After all, it is my job." The parent Pokémon said as Atsuko placed everything from the toolbox (except for two Oran Berries, an Apple, and a Reviver Seed) onto the counter.
Auntie Kangaskhan took the item and went into the building to store it before returning. "Is there anything else you would like me to do, sweetie?"
The Torchic shook her head. "No thank you, Auntie Kangaskhan and we better go now. I need to finish giving Shun the tour and then we still have to find Kyuubi and Dash."
"Let me guess. Those two ran off to the Makuhita Dojo again." Kangaskhan said sighing a bit. "Honestly. Those two have much too much energy but I suppose it's also a good thing."
Atsuko smiled a bit. "That they do, don't they? Well, we better go. We'll see you some other time, okay?"
The two Pokémon nodded and waved them off as Shun followed Atsuko to yet another stall.
"Oro? What's this place for?" Shun asked as he looked around the seemingly empty place.
"Why, this place is here so that you can link moves or relearn them, of course!" A voice said from behind the counter making Shun jump slightly.
"What the-?! Huh? Oh! Um. Hi." Shun mumbled a bit embarrassed as the poison bag Pokémon laughed cheerfully.
"No need to be shy, young one. I am Swalot." The purple Pokémon said smiling at the two. "Oh? Hello again, Atsuko."
Atsuko smiled at the Pokémon a bit nervously. "Hello Mr. Swalot. I'm not bothering you am I?"
The poison bag Pokémon shook his head making his 'moustache' bounce a bit. "No, no. Though I am a bit surprised that you're here. A tour, I suppose?"
Atsuko nodded as her nervousness slowly disappeared. "Yup! I'm showing Shun, here, around the Square!"
"Ah! Now that's a rather good pastime." Swalot mused before smiling at them again. "I suppose I should explain what my shop is here for, neh?"
"If you may." Atsuko said as she sat on the ground slightly tired from all the walking.
"Ahahaha! Of course! My shop, as I have said before, is used to link moves together or relearn them!" Swalot explained.
"Link moves?" Shun questioned confused as he sat down as well but was interested in what the Pokémon had to say.
Swalot nodded. "Yes. Linking moves allow you to use them at the same time."
"But how do you link moves? I mean, they aren't exactly items. . ." Shun mumbled as question marks appeared.
"Ah! That may be so!" Swalot said. "How about I link a move for you for free? Seeing as how you're new around here."
Atsuko nodded from beside the Absol. "Why not give it a try, Shun? It's very useful to have along."
"Okay. . ." Shun mumbled still a bit skeptical as to how they could link moves.
Swalot moved the counter as he motioned the two to follow him into the building behind it.
Upon entering the structure, Shun's jaw nearly dropped to the ground again as he stared at the high-tech machines inside. "Wow!"
"Impressive isn't it?" Swalot said before leading them to the center of the room. "Porygon! Porygon2!"
Shun blinked a bit before two virtual Pokémon appeared from the computers making him jump in surprise again.
"We'll be choosing the moves to link for this young one here." Swalot explained as the two Pokémon nodded and floated towards the disaster Pokémon.
"Beep. Please stand in the center. Beep." Porygon said as Shun complied although a bit nervous.
"Beep. Don't worry. We will not harm you. Beep." Porygon2 said as both virtual Pokémon re-entered the computer.
Shun relaxed a bit though still tense and looked around.
"Beep. We will need you to wear the equipment presented if you may. Beep." Porygon ordered from the computer as what looked like armor appeared.
The Absol blinked a bit before putting it on and looking through the helmet.
(Everything looks weird. . .) Shun thought sweatdropping a bit.
"Beep. We will now start the linking process. Beep." Porygon two said.
From Atsuko and Swalot's point of view, the wires that were connected to the armor began to glow as data passed through it.
Shun's body relaxed before the floor under him began to glow making a design of what is called an "alchemist circle".
The glowing soon stopped a minute later as the armor detached itself from the Absol.
(Nngh. I felt really sleepy for a moment.) Shun thought as he shook his head a bit.
"Beep. Linking completed. Beep." Porygon2 said at last.
"Beep. To find out what moves were linked, please try battling another Pokémon. Beep." Porygon explained.
"Thank you." Atsuko chirped as Shun nodded feeling a bit more awake now.
Swalot smiled at the two. "You're welcome. By the way, I heard Dash and Kyuubi were at the Dojo so why don't you go there to check out your linked moves as well?"
Shun nodded smiling. "Okay and thank you Mr. Swalot!"
The two members of Blackfire waved good-bye before walking out of the Swalot Link Shop.
"So how do you feel, Shun?" Atsuko asked as the two walked at a normal pace.
"A bit tired. . ." Shun admitted before yawning.
Atsuko laughed a bit. "Don't worry. It's normal to feel fatigue when you first try linking moves."
Shun nodded as the red roof of the dojo was seen. "Is that it?"
The Torchic blinked a bit before nodding. "Yup! Come on!"
With that, the two bounded towards the Makuhita Dojo.